4 Underrated Pillars of a Strong Relationship.

Elephant Journal
Mindful Love, Loss, & Lust
2 min readAug 28, 2024

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If you’re married or in a relationship, then you must know by now that maintaining a strong, unbreakable bond takes lots of time and work.

There are many “known” factors that preserve relationships regardless of how many issues might come up, such as respect, appreciation, and responsibility.

However, there are other factors that almost always save our relationships and they’re often underestimated.

We might not give them any importance because we do them without being aware of them. They have become automatic responses to most of our behaviors, but the truth is they’re big. They are all pillars of strong, happy, and healthy relationships.

Sometimes it’s the little things that matter. If we can appreciate them, then we can be grateful for what we have and build meaningful relationships that last for a long time.

Here are four “little” things in our relationships that make a big difference:

1. Moving on. The ability to move on after a disagreement or a fight says a lot about our relationship’s foundation. If it’s sturdy enough then it won’t easily crumble in the face of difficulties. Moreover…

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Mindful Love, Loss, & Lust

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